Job responsibilities

Please view the attached job description and person specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

Qualifications

Essential

• 1st Level Registered Nurse with valid NMC
• Accredited educational qualification or equivalent.
• Academic achievement or working towards Degree level of study.
• To have completed the national practice assessor training or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998.

Desirable

• 1st Level Degree or equivalent or working towards one
• Professional Nurse Advocate qualification

Experience

Essential

• Relevant experience working at AFC Band 5 / 6 in an MSK/Orthopaedic clinical setting
• Ability to lead, motivate and develop a professional team
• Experience of delivering clinical education and training programmes
• Experience of facilitating induction, preceptorship and ongoing development of registered and unregistered staff
• Completed NMC recognised mentor qualification, or plan to complete

Desirable

• Ward/unit level managerial experience - coordinator role
• Experience of delivering Trust mandatory training sessions and maintaining compliance standards
• Experience of supporting staff wellbeing initiatives, restorative clinical supervision

Skills / Knowledge

Essential

• Evidence of relevant post basic training and continuous professional development
• Ability to communicate effectively including active listening, writing, and verbally, with individuals on a one to one basis, with groups, and the multidisciplinary team
• Good understanding of the national strategic context of the NHS
• Excellent performance management skills
• Highly developed leadership skills with excellent interpersonal skills and ability to form positive relationships at all levels.
• Clinical expert
• Motivated, innovative, receptive to change
• Ability to work flexibly to cover the needs of the service
• Evidence of high-level commitment to professional development, training and education
• Good understanding of information technology/databases
• Experience in developing and use of integrated care pathways

Desirable

• Moving & Handling Key trainer training.
• Immediate Life Support Training (ILS)
• NVQ assessor Qualification eg C&G D32/33

Special Skills

Essential

• Excellent communication skills - both written and verbal
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to work to tight and conflicting deadlines.
• Able to manage own workload and work independently

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).